Label folding and marking machine.



J. H. BARR V LABEL FOLDING AND MARKING MACHINE. I

Patented Oct. 16, 1917.

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J. H. BARR;

LABEL FOLDING AND MARKING MACHINE.

v APPLICATION FILED FEEL-21, 1916. 1,243,032.

Patented Oct. 16,1917.

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J. H. BARR.

LABELFOLDING AND MARKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21., 1916.

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LABEL FOLDING AND MARKING MACHINE;

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1915.

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Joniun. Bean, on KAnsAs'cITY, nissonni, AssIsnn TO KANSAS CITY FoLninG AND MARKING iuaoninn 00., OFKANSASCITY, MIssounI, a conronarron or MISSOURI.

LABEL FOLDING AND MiinKinG MACHINE.

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n Specification of letters Pat eht. Patented 96 6-16, 1

Application filed. February 21; 1916. serial No. 79,612.

2'?) all whom it may concern: p

mBe it knowirthat I, JOHN H. BARR, a citizen of the .United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and Eiitate of Missouri haveinvented certain new land useful improvements in Label Folding ing'is a specification.

andlvlarking Machines,-of which the follow This invention relates'to paper folding and dating machines and has for its object to produce a machine for folding slips for use in l-label holders on mail pouches tie sacks and the like. v s i I a A further objectis to produce a machine of this characterivhich will perform the operation of folding and dating'such slips eiiiciently and rapidly. i i "WVith these generalobjects in view,the invention consistsin certain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; andin orderthat it may be fully understood referenceis to be hadto the accompanying drawings, in which{ I Figure 1, is apartly broken side elevation of a label slip folding anddating machine embodying the invention;

fFig. 2, is a top plan view. :Fig. 3, is a front view.

Fig; 4, is a vertical section taken on the line 1V-IV of Fig. 2. I v s i Fig. 5, is a broken and fragmentary View partly in elevation and partly in horizontal section in theplane of the axis ofthe driv- 1 Fig. 6, is a fragmentary verticalsection on the line VI- VI of Fig. 2. h

Figfl'i', is a fragmentary section taken centrally of thema'chine.

Figs. 8, 9, and are views showing a label slip in its successively folded'positions,

and Fig. 11, is a view. of the slip in sub stantiallythe position it occupies preliml nary to the third orfinal folding operation. Fig.12,is'acrosssection through a roller which feeds, folds and marks the label slips; In the said drawings, 1 indicates the base of the machine and 2 a pair of parallelsides rising fI'OHl'illlG base, 3 is a pair of arcuate channel guides projecting forward from the upper ends of the sides and disposed in parallel vertical planes just inward of their respective sides; said guides extending concentrically of a transverse shaft 4. 5 is a transverse shaft iournaled the sides atthe upper rear corners of the same, and secured rig dly on said shaft between the sides 1s a rubber tired feed roller 6 and upon one end of the'shaft 18 an operating handle or crank H r l. The roller 6 frictionally engages an underlying-roller 8, provided with a recess 9,

wherein is suitably secured a printing form Theiroller 8 is provided with came 17 on i Y its ends, and said cams are engaged by end fia'ngeslS of the inking roller, the arrangementbeing such that once in each revolution of the roller 81 the flattened sides of the cams 17 are opposed to the iiangesof the inking rollerso that the latter may approachroller 8 and ink the-printing form or plate thereof. Arranged forward of the roller 8 is a slip receiving pocket 19, the-same being of substantially U-shape and mounted upon a transverse;supporting bar 20 provided with depending arms 21 fitting againstthe sides 2, and secured thereto by clamping screws 22, the said arms having vertical slots 23 through which said clamping screws extend to permit I of vertical adjustment of the pocket. The rear wall of the pocket terminates above the plane of the upper side of roller 8, and said wall of the pocket curves or inclines slightly rearward andbears at its upper edge against said roller. The front wall of the saidpocket extends upwardly and rearwardly to a plane above the lower side of the roller 6 and terminates about vertically over theupper edge of the rear wall, the arrangement being such that when a slip is folded and fed forwardly by and between rollers 6 and 8, it will abutagainst and be deflected downwardly by the front wall of said pocket and thus compelled to the upper edge of said wall. The shaft. 25 said roller is journaled in the sides 2 and said roller frictionally engages roller 5 at a point-above the upper end of the front wallof the pocket and just below a slot 26 provided between roller 6 and a transverse top plate 27 secured at its opposite ends to the top of the sides 2. "The plate 27 is provided at'its rear edge with an inverted-V shaped guide 28 and above and substantially paralleling said guide flange is an overlying plate or guide 29 the same at one extremity having a depending arm 30 secured to the plate 27. :The guide passage constituted by guide 28 and: overlying .plate 29 is adapted to direct-the ends of the folded slip upwardly and'forwardly into inverted-U shaped pockets 31 .providedwith depth regulatingscrews 32 and the front arms of said pockets are secured to an upwardly projecting flange 33 of'a -top plate 341 secured at its ends upon the sides 2, forward of plate 26, a slot formed'between the plates 26 and 34 accommodating downward movement of the slip when again. folded and forced downward in aimanner hereinafter explained. The slot 35 is disposed in the vertical plane of the front side of folding roller 24 and the rear side of a smaller cooperating folding roller 36 arranged in the horizontal plane of and for.-

ward of roller 24, .the shaft 37 of the roller 36 being journaled in slidable bearingboxes 38 fitting in horizontal channel guides 39 in the sides Springs 40 fitting iin said channel guides, exert 'yielding'pressure rearwardly upon the bearing'boxes 38 to hold the roller, 36 pressed yi'eldingly againstroller 24. Then-channel guides 73 communicate. at their rear ends wvith the :space below the roller36, and the lower walls of said guides are extended rearwardlyunder said roller and terminate in upwardly and rearwardly extending arms 41, the upper ends of said armsterminatmgin about the vertical plane ofythe: meetingfaces of rollers 24 and 36.

To provide the arcuate channel guides with vertically constricted throats through whichthe'ends of'thefolded slips must be fed in slightly buckled condition, after heing forced downward from between the feed cuate guides andterminate in depending' U; portions 414-- which' snugly embrace the frontand lowersides of; the roller 36,, (see Fig. )7.) said plates also, guarding. against Feas litya the itelrded' lipaedhering to and being carried upwardly by said roller instead of properly entering the front or slip reeelvlng portions ofsaid guides. It

will noted by reference toldigs. 2, 5 and To force the folded slips through the constriated throats or passagesafter they have been vfed down into the mouths of the arcuate guideaa transverse: presser plate is secured to the upper end of a swing arm 46, pivoted. on the transverse shaft 4, a coiled spring 47 upon-said shaft bearing vat its opposite ends against the base and said swing arm for the purpose of holding the latter in repressed position. plate 48fits'at its ends in the arcuate guides to'hold the folded slips after they have been forcedinto the frontportions of said guides into the constricted throat thereof against shoulder 42,-and plate 43. The plate 48 is ecuredto the upper end of the swing arm 49 pivoted upon shaft ,4' and pressed rearwardly by a spring 50 mounted upon said shaft and bearingga't its opposite ends against the base and said farm.

Pivoted upon the shaft of the feed roller 6, is a swing frame 51 provided with arcu ateffolding arms 52 terminating in impaling pins53. These arms are adapted to more downward and engage each doubled slip when itbridges the'space between the guides 28 and 29 and the inverted-U shaped pockets 31 for the purpose of folding the slip between said'guidesand forcing it downward through the slot- 35and between the folding rollers 24 and 36 and forward of the presser plate 45. r

To impart oscillatory movement to the swing frame for the purpose mentioned, an

iupright pull bar is pivoted at its upper end to the swing frame and extends loosely through a pair of guide lugs 55 projecting,

from one of the sides 2 said bar having rigid collar 56 receiving the thrust of a sprin 57 fitting around the bar and bearing at its upper end against said collar and at its lower end against the underlying lug 55. Said bar is provided with an upwardly facing shoulder 58 adapted to be engaged once in each revolution of roller 8 by a roller pin. 59 projecting laterally from one of the cams secured to the ends of said roller, and said roller is adapted to force the pullbar down ward to'effeot the operation of'the folding arms 52, thefspring 57 reelevating the folding f-rame as the roller pin passes out of engagement with said thrust shoulder. A roller pin 60. projecting laterally from the othercaml? of roller 8., is adapted. once in each revolutionof said. roller to engagea. laterally "projecting; shoulder 613 of a plate An abutment i pivoted atits front endto one endof presser plate (see Fig.6) to effect for;

ward operationnf; the latter, said plate 62 having abifurcation 63 (Fig. 1) through which the shaftof roller- .8 extends to form a support forthe. said plate without interfere in gavith reciprocatory movement thereof.

The saidplate is provided below the bifurcation with. a laterally; projecting arm 64:

'; adapted for engagementby the said roller pin .60. .as thess'ame travels rearwardly, so

slips arranged in an upright position, supported upon a pair of vertical bars fifipivotf ed on transverse shaft, 67 mounted; in the rear ends of apair ofrocl: armsf68 pivoted ona cross rod (SQsecuredsin the sidesQ, one

of said arms having a, forward extension 70 provided with a handle and with apiv-j strip immediately in front of it through the .oted pawl 72; for engagement with a toothed front edge 73 of oneof the sides, theengagement; of the pawl with a ratchet tooth determining theheightof theshaft 6'1 andihence the feed 1303-.

The; feed box is open ,atlits front and i rear sides and is provided centrally ofitsupper' and lower ends with stop arms 7 4 and 75 a respectively. the. former having upwardly and rearwardly. extending impaling, pins .76

.1 and stoparmsShaving downwardly and rearwardly extending v.i npaling pins 77. The feed box is also provided at; its upper 1 corners with a; pair of retaining flanges 8 and fittingloosely in the box and adapted to press forwardly against a a package of the slips to be foldedcontained in the boxis a follower plate 7 9, the same beingl pressed forwardly by a curved. crank arm pivoted on shaft 6'? .at ts lower. end and bear ng at upper end1 ,ag'ainst the:follower plate, a

retractile,spr ng s1; connected to theicrank v arm 80 and to cross rod ('l9 not only holding the follower plate pressed tightly against the slips rnthemagazln but also GIQBIiElllgSllffi:

to s a j at the oppositeends of the roller 8. f Q

cient rate to hold the feed box or maga z ne pressed yl eldingly forward :w th supporting bars 66 bearing aga nst the cams 17 The label slipsL are. heldby the follower two or more of .l the foremost ones are im: paled on the prongsq76and 77. Thelabel slips areadapted.toicontain any suitable printed" in'atterflou their faces and as that portion 'ofthe printingjwhich must be exand f secured infthe label holder of a pouch distances. fronrtheends of thezslips, itis necessary that thereshall berelative vertical adjustment between the feeding rollers 6 and 8 andthe beta or magazine in order to i insure the proper folding-ofthe label slips with reference to, the printed matterthereon; To accomplish this purpose the box may be" vertically adjusted by manipulation. of handle 71, and securediat the desired point p of adjustment through the engagement of the pawl 72 with the teeth 78. The printed matteron the. slipsshould occupy a predetermined relation ,tothe folding feed rollers 6 and 8, and to insure accuracy in adjusting the box so that the printed matter referred to shall be disposed at the properpoint, a

pointer 82 is secured to one of the sides 2 t of the frame andextendsinwardly so as to overlapthe front face of thebox in linewith the printed matter which must be exposed when the labelis folded.

i The followeris preferably providedwith two or more yielding face strips 83 as a means of providing suificient friction to prevent the rearmost label strip from being drawn; out of the machine with the label until all have been withdrawn from the box.

'llhe functions of the various partshave beerrset forth in detail and a recapitulation thereof is thought unnecessary. It is desirable, however, to state that when the boX'is charged with label slips and the lparts are in operative position, that the rotation of the crank handle 7 turns rollers 6 and 8 in the direction indicated by the arrows Fig. 4:. This causes the two rollers to apply frictional pressure on the foremost paper slip to causethe ends of the same to approach and the central portion of the same to buckle horizontally forward as at a llIltll-Cftllgllt by andbetween said rollers which, in their continued operation, foldor double the slip and feed it forward, Fig. 8 indicating ape proximately the form which the slip as: sumes asthe first fold above referred't'o is made. The forward movement continues until the folded end. bcomes in contact with the front wall of the pocket 19 which dcffleets said end downward, the-continued rotation of the rollers causing the folded slip to move downward. into the pocket until such end is arrested by contact with the bottom of the pocketythis occurring while a the folded. slip isstill being fed forward by the rollers 6 and 8. Under such continued feeding movement by said rollers, the dou- I bled. or folded slip is buckled upward until it projects upward from the pocket and is caught between the feed rollers 6 and 24,

which serve to withdraw the slip from as.. pocket and make the se ond fold c, l2

9. The last-named feed rollers coiiperate to force the twice-folded slip upward through jthe'slot" 26 rearward of the guide 28, and under-the continued feeding movement of the said'rollers said twice-folded slip engages the guide plate 29 and is deflected thereby forwardly and upwardly over guide 28 and into the'inverted "pocket l until arrested by the contact ofthefoldline 0 withithe setscrews 32, at which time the twice-folded slip stands approximately in the position shown by Figs. 1 and 11, the second folded portion d terminating adjacent theplane of travel of the folding arms 52, whiclr'at this time are caused through tliefoperation of thepullbar 54; to swing downward. As the swing frame movement beginsthe pins53 first impale the twice folded slip toprevent. slippage thereof and thereby insure the third and final folding operation at the proper point. This folding presser +15 is moved forward through the V operation of the plate 62 under the pressure of the roller pinon lug 61 (see Fig. 4); The forward movement of the presser forces the folded slip forward, its ends buckling'in their passage through the constricted throats described, and as the slip attains a position forward of the throats 42 and the depending arms 4:4 of plates 43, the buckled ends of the slip snapor spring'forward and thus prevent the folded slip from adhering to the presser as, the latter is swung back to its initial position, the folded slip being pre vented from falling forward in the; channel guides 3, by engagement'with the yielding abutment 4:8 or previously folded slips between it and said. abutment, as 'will'b'e readily "understood by reference to Fig. 1,

wh'ere awnumber of the folded slips appear,

To remo'vethefolded slips from'between the guides the arm 49 is swung forward until the abutmentplate is totally 'withdrawn from the channel guides. The printed slips can then be slid forward out of the channel guides as will be apparent by reference to Fig. 3, which shows that the front ends of the guides are open. When the slips' have'beenremoved the abutment is permitted to beswung' back into the guides by thespring 50. o

f To load the boX with slips it can be swung downwardly and rearwardly' and the follower'fca'n be withdrawn from th'e'f.--b'ox to slips to be placed therein in front the printing plate produces the proper mark ing, such as the date and name ofthe clerk in charge of the'slips. When the flattened portions are disposed downward the'inking padroller'applies ink on theprinting plate. Fromthe'above description it will be apparent that I have produced a label folding and marking machine embodying the featuresof advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the object ofthe invention and I wish it "to be understood that while I have illustrated and described what now appears to me to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, I reserve the right to make all changes falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. In a machine of the characterdescribed, a box-for holding paper slips, rollers for successively withdrawing the slips from the box and feeding and foldingthem, channel guides having mouths through which to receive said folded slips and constricted throats forward of; said mouths, the throats being narrower than the folded slips, means for coeperating with the'rollersfin disposing the folded'slips within said guides, means to feed the 'slips'forwardly in saidguides be yond the constricted throats thereof so that theslips shall b'e bent in passing through the constricted throats and shall return to normal or straightened condition after reaching a position forward-of said throats and means to periodically change the relative positions of thebox and feedfrollers to disengage the latter from the packof slips andthereby space the successively fed slips predetermined distances apart without interfering with the operation ofthe rollers.

2. In a machine of thecharacterdescribed, a box for holding paper slips, rollers for successivelywithdrawing the slipsfrom the box and feeding and folding them, channel coeperating with. the rollers in disposing the folded slips within Said guides, means. to

feed th'e'slips forwardly n sea "guides be yondthe constricted throats metere are the slips shalt be bent in passing thi -tugs the constricted throats and shall return to normal or straightened condition after reachshall be stacked after being moved for Ill?) wardly through said constricted throats, and means to periodically change the relative positions of the box andfeed rollers to disengage the latter from the pack of slips and thereby space the successively fed slipspre-- determined distances apart without interfer- I so ing with the operation of the rollers.

8. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a guide and a pocket for simultaneous engagement by opposite edges of a slip to be folded, a swinging frame provided with folding pins to engage the slip between said guide and pocket and fold and simultaneously withdraw the slipfrom said pocket and guide, a pair offeed rollers to receive the folded slip from said pins to continuethe feeding operation of the slip, I a pair of channel guides toreceive the folded slip in asubstantially' vertical position from said rollers,means cooperatmgwlth one of said rollers to reduce the depth of said channel guides to less than the width of the folded slip so thatthe latter must be bent to pass the constricted portionsof the guides, means to press the folded slips while in a substantially vertical position, past said constricted portions of the guides, and a yielding abutment in the guides against which the folded slips are pressed by said last-named means. I

4. In a machine ofthe character described,

a suitableframe, a pairof superposedpaper feeding and printingrollers, a pointer rigid with theframe, avertically adjustable box rearward:of the rollers and pointer and containinga stack of paper slips,a spring-actuated follower constituting the back of the box and pressing the stack of slips forward against said rollers, and means Within the boxforimpaling a plurality of the foremost slipsto prevent the said rollers withdrawing more; than one slip atatime from the box. a 5. Ina machine of the character described, means for holding a labelslip, a pair of rollers frictionally' engaging the face of the slip and adapted 'when rotated to-buckle the slip forwardly at an intermediate point of its length andthen grip the buckled portion-between them and fold and feedthe folded slip forwardly, a pocket to receive the advanced portion of the folded slip and check the movement of-the same before the feed rollers release it, to cause the slip to buckle betweensaid pocket and the rollers," a third" feed roller coeperating with one ofthefirst-named feed rollers in gripping the last-named buckled portion andfeeding the slip and folding it a sec 0nd time and withdrawing it from the pocket, a second pocket adapted to receive said folded slip, a guide interposed between the feed rollers and the last-named pocket to direct the folded slip until the last-folded portion thereof enters and is checked by said second pocket, a fourth feed roller cooperatively related to the third feed roller, and means to buckle the twice folded slip between the last-named feed rollers to cause the latter to fold the slip between the first and secondfolds thereof.

6. In a machine of the character described, means for holding a label slip, a pair of rollers, frictionally engaging the face of the slip. and adapted when rotated i l)l1Ckl6 the slip forwardly at an intermediate point of its length and then gripthe buckled portion between them and fold and feed the folded slip forwardly, a pocket to receive the advanced portion of the folded slipand check the movement of the same before thefeedrollers release it, to cause the slip to buckle between said pocket-and the rollers, a third feed roller cooperating with one of the first-named feed rollers in gripping the lastnamedbuckled portion and feeding the slip and folding it a second time and withdrawing it from the pocket, a

buckle the twice folded slip between the last-named feed rollers to cause the latter to fold the slip between the first and second folds'thereof, channel guides having mouths toreceiventhe folded slips from said lastnamed feed rollers, and means to feed said slips forwardly in said guides.

7. In a machine of the character described, means for holding a label slip, a

pair of rollers frictionally engaging the face of the slip and adapted when rotated to buckle the slip forwardly at an intermediate point of its length and then grip the buckled portion between them and fold and feedthe folded slip forwardly, a pocket to receive the advanced portion of the foldedslip and check the movement of the same before the feed rollers release it, to cause the slip to buckle between said pocket and the rollers, a third feed roller cooperating with one of the first-named feed rollers in gripping the last-named buckled portion and feeding the slip and folding it a second time and withdrawing it from the pocket, a second pocket adapted to receive said folded slip, a guide interposed between the feed rollers and the last-named pocket to direct the folded slip until the last-named portion thereof enters and ischeeked by the second pocket,a ,fourth feederoller cooperatively related to the third feed -roller,.means to buckle the twice folded slip between the last-named feed rollers to cause the latter to fold the slip between the first and second folds thereof, channel guides.

"havingmouths to receive the folded slips, from said last-named feed rollers, means to feed the slips forwardly in said guides, and afyielding abutment in the guides:

' against which the folded slips are pressed by said last-named means. I

8, In a machine of the character described, means for'holding a label slip,

pair of rollers frictionally engaging the face of the slip and'adapted when rotated to buckle theslip forwardly at an -inter nediate-v point of its length and. then grip thebuekled ;portion between them and fold feed ,the folded slip forwardly, a pocket to receive the advanced portion of the folded slip and check the movement of the same before the feed rollers release it, to cause the slip to buckle between said pocket and. the rollers, a third feed roller cotiperating witlrone' ofthe first-namedfeed rollers in gripping the last-named buckled portion and feeding the slip and folding it a second time, and withdrawing it from ,the pocket, afsecond pocket adapted to receive said foldedslip, a guide. interposed betweenthefeedrollers and the last named pocketto directthe foldedslip until the lastfolded portion thereof, enters and; is checked by,

he e ond r ks ie o feed. dlenc Qpe fiively relatedto the third feed roller,

nieans to buckle: the twice foldedslip be: tween; the last-named -feed rollers to cause the; latter to fold the slip between the first second folds thereof, channel guides having mouths to receive the folded slips from said last-named feed rollers .and eonstricted throats forming forwardly facing;

shoulders, and means to press eachv folded slip forwardly in said channeled guides from.

- the mouths thereof through the'constricted throats. r

9, In a machine ofthe character described,

- meansfor; holding a label slip, a pair, of

*' rollers frictionally. engaging the facev of the:

checkthe movement ofthe same. beforethe feedf'rollers release it,;to cause the slip to buckle between said pocket and the rollers, a

third feed roller cooperating with'oneof the first-named feed rollers in gripping the last: named buckled portionand feedingtheslip and folding it a second'timeand withdraw i is; it from the. pock a o d p ket adaptedto .reeeivesaid folded slip, a guide interposed between the feed rollers andthe last-named pocketto direct the foldedslip until.- the last-folded portion thereof enters and is'checked by the second pocket, a fourth feed roller cooperatively related to the third feed roller,- means to buckle the twice folded slip betweenthelast-named feedrollers to causethe latter to foldtheslip betweenthe first and second folds, thereof, channel guideshaving mouths to receive the folded; 3:

slip from sai'dflast-nam'ed feecbrollers, means to pressthe slipforwardly in saidggnides, from the mouths thereof through the constriated. .throats, and a. yieldingabutment for holding the folded, slip pressed rear- 575 wardly against the shoulders formedbfy said constricted throats. I

10. In a machine of the character do: scribed, a, suitable fran1e,..a pair. Of Cooperating feed rollers, a-boX-containing astack of flexible slips-for foldmg, yielding means.

for holding the box with the foremost slip pressed fiatly against said feed;rollers, so

that the latter when; operated shall cause the ends of the slip to. approachand its inter-. mediate. portionto. buckle forward between; the rollers until the latter grip the buckled portion, and ,foldand feed the slip forward,

and means to press-the, box rearward and hold itithus repressed untilthe ends ofthe said slip passbetween the rollers, and then:

release the boxto permitit to be readvanced by said yieldingrmeans until .theneXtslip said rollers.

is i pressed against the rear 'SldeSj of 11: In a .1118.,Ql1ljI],9-'Of the character d escribed, asuitable frame, apair ofcooperating feed rollers, a box'containing a sftack of fiexibleslips forfolding, yielding means for holding the box :withjthe .foremostsli-p. pressed flatly against said: feed rollers so thatthe latter .WhE l operated shall cause the ends ofthezsliip to approach and itsintermediate portion to buckle forward between. the rollers until the latter; grip the 'b'uckled portion and fold and feed the slip forward, and 'cams rotatable with, said rollers to press the bo -rearwardgandiholdZit thus repressed until the ,ends of saidslip pass between. the. rollers, and; then release; the; box to permit it ,to ;be readvanced' by said yieldingmeans untilthe next slip is pressedgfirmly against the rearsides of, said rollersl, y

' 12. Ina machine of the characterdee scribed, a'suitable frame, aipair offcoopen;

ating feed rollers .journaled. in said frame' for-successively withdrawing the slips from the box and feeding andfolding them, an indicator mounted on said frame, a box for liolding papee slips with the foremost: one pressedyiel/dinsly against. said pair; of roll,

ers, and in; close. relation to said" indicator,

means for yperiodically moving said bloxzto efiect withdrawal of the foremost slip thereof from engagement with said rollers, means for effecting vertical adjustment of the box with respect to the indicator and the feed rollers without interfering with the moveimpaling pins, a spring-actuated follower for pressing the package of slips so that two or more of the foremost ones shall be impaled by said pins, and a pair of rollers frictionally engaging the foremost slip between said pins and adapted when rotated to effect approaching movement of the impaled extremities of the -foremost slip to tear it from said pins to buckle the slip forwardly at an intermediatepoint and thus grip the buckled portion and fold and feed the folded slip forwardly.

1%. In a machine of the character described, a box for containing a package of flabel slips, provided with rearwardly-facing impaling pins, a spring-actuated follower for pressing the package of slips so that two or more of the foremost ones shall be impaled by said pins, and a pair of rollers frictionally engaging the foremost slip between said pins and adapted when r0- tated to effect approaching movement of the impaled extremities of the foremost slip to tear it from said pins to buckle the slip forwardly at an intermediate point and thus grip the buckled portion and fold and feed the folded slip forwardly; said follower having recesses for accommodating said plns.

In testimony whereof, I my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. BARR. Witnesses:

H. G. RODGERS, G. Y. Trronrn.

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